kawarthaNOW is providing a daily report of COVID-19 cases in the greater Kawarthas region.
Here’s today summary: there are 83 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area, 138 in the City of Kawartha Lakes, 13 in Northumberland County, 7 in Haliburton County, and 42 in Hastings County and Prince Edward County.
That’s a net decrease of 3 cases from yesterday’s report, with 4 fewer cases in Peterborough and 1 new case in Hastings County and Prince Edward County. Important note: the total number of positive cases in Peterborough and Kawartha Lakes may decrease, as a number of cases may have been false positive due to a lab error in April.
There have been 39 deaths. The most recent death was reported on April 30 by Hastings Prince Edward Public Health.
Province-wide, there are 17,119 confirmed cases, an increase of 511 from yesterday’s report. There have been 1,176 deaths, an increase of 55 from yesterday’s report. A total of 310,359 tests have been completed, an increase of 16,305 from yesterday’s report, with 12,829 tests under investigation.
This report is based on data supplied by the province’s integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS), as well as any additional information supplied by hospitals. This information is at least 24 hours old, so it is not real-time data.
We publish the daily report, usually by late afternoon, with the most current information released by health units. Note that each health unit reports the information in a different way.
Peterborough Public Health
Peterborough Public Health’s service area is the City and County of Peterborough and the Hiawatha and Curve Lake First Nations.
Confirmed positive: 83 (decrease of 4 from May 1)*
Confirmed negative: 2,798 (as of April 28)**
Results pending: 829 (as of April 28)**
Deaths: 3 (no change from May 1)
Resolved: 47 (increase of 3 from May 1)
Total tests completed: 3,713 (as of April 28)**
Institutional Outbreaks: St. Joseph’s at Fleming, St. John’s Senior Centre, Empress Gardens Retirement Residence, Extendicare Lakefield, Peterborough Retirement Residence (no change from May 1)***
*The total number of positive cases may no longer be accurate. On May 1, the health unit advised that 22 positive cases reported between April 22 and 29 may be false positives due to a technical error at an Ottawa laboratory.
**Due to increased testing in long-term care facilities, there is a delay in reporting these numbers.
***Number of cases not reported.
Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit
The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit’s service area is the City of Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland County, and Haliburton County.
Confirmed positive: 158, including 138 in Kawartha Lakes, 13 in Northumberland, 7 in Haliburton (no change from May 1)*
Hospitalizations: 10 (no change from May 1)
Deaths: 32, including 28 in Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon (no change from May 1)
Resolved: 122 (increase of 1 from May 1)
Institutional Outbreaks: Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon, Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay, Case Manor in Bobcaygeon (no change from May 1)**
*The total number of positive cases may no longer be accurate. On May 1, the health unit advised that 13 positive cases at Case Manor in Bobcaygeon and Adelaide Place in Lindsay may be false positives due to a technical error at an Ottawa laboratory.
**Number of cases not reported.
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health’s service area is Hastings County (including Bancroft) and Prince Edward County.
Confirmed positive: 42 (increase of 1 from May 1)
Probable cases: 201 (decrease of 11 from May 1)
Deaths: 4 (no change from May 1)
Hospitalized: 1 (no change from May 1)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 1 (no change from May 1)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 0 (no change from May 1)
Recovered: 20 (no change from May 1)
Total tests completed: 3,032 (increase of 186 from May 1)
Institutional Outbreaks: Belmont in Belleville, Hastings Manor in Belleville, Moira Place in Tweed (no change from May 1)*
*Number of cases not reported.
Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 17,119 (increase of 511 from May 1)
Hospitalized: 977 (decrease of 40 from May 1)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 221 (decrease of 4 from May 1)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 154 (decrease of 21 from May 1)
Deaths: 1,176 (increase of 55 from May 1)
Total tests completed 310,359 (increase of 16,305 from May 1)
Tests under investigation: 12,829 (increase of 854 from May 1)
Resolved: 11,390 (increase of 565 from May 1)
Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ontario by public health unit, January 15 – May 1, 2020. (Graphic: Public Health Ontario)
For more information about COVID-19 in Ontario, visit covid-19.ontario.ca.
